Trump DOJ Sues State of Illinois, City of Chicago for Not Enforcing Immigration Law
The Department of Justice under newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi sued the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago on Thursday, arguing that their sanctuary laws "interfere" with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies.
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Immigration Contractor That Says 'No Immigrant Should Be Detained' Hires GOP Lobbyist as Taxpayer Funding Remains in Limbo
A pro-immigration group that has called for "freedom from detention" for illegal aliens and says the immigration system is "intentionally designed" to exploit minorities has hired a Republican lobbyist as it faces potential cuts to its lucrative federal contracts.
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The Violent Dems Turning Up The Heat In Escalating War On Trump
Outrage over the J6 pardons flows from malicious misinformation
The post-pardon outrage from leftist pundits, politicians, and D.C. judges and prosecutors is as dramatic as it is predictable. No amount of reason or logic will stop them from rushing to the cameras to stoke fear and loathing over President Trump’s sweeping pardons and commutations for nearly every January 6 defendant. The pardons included nonviolent offenders and those who, frankly, were significantly otherwise. But every pardon and commutation was justified.
Equally unsurprising, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) eagerly joined the leftist choir. But plenty of other spineless Republicans have also condemned the pardons, mostly RINOs from states or districts where voters only elect Republicans who side with Democrats half the time.
Even the most unsavory characters and reprehensible actors had their constitutional rights trampled. That fundamental injustice justified Trump’s blanket pardons.
Meanwhile, many in Congress remain willfully ignorant of the Biden Justice Department’s lawless prosecutions of nearly 1,600 J6ers. The scale of their indifference is not just stunning — it’s downright disconcerting.
How could they ignore the blatant abuses of due process and basic legal rights? Prosecutors manufactured evidence, suborned perjury, and exaggerated or outright lied about individual behaviors. Courts handed down absurdly harsh sentences, especially compared to similar or worse crimes committed during left-wing protests and riots in the same city less than a year earlier. On top of that, J6ers in the Federal Bureau of Prisons system endured inhumane treatment for years.
Sunday morning “news” programs last week were a font of ignorance and disinformation. Near the conclusion of CBS News’ “Face the Nation” interview with Vice President JD Vance, Margaret Brennan repeated a persistent media falsehood about convicted J6er Ronald “Colt” McAbee. She claimed, “Ronald McAbee hit a cop while wearing reinforced brass knuckle gloves, while he held one down on the ground while other rioters assailed the officer for over 20 seconds, causing a concussion.”
Courtroom evidence and testimony contradict every word Brennan read from her prepared notes about McAbee, making her claims false and potentially defamatory. At the time, McAbee, a Tennessee deputy sheriff, wore motorcycle gloves with plastic reinforcement to protect his hands in an accident — not “brass knuckles.” He never held down a cop to allow others to cause a concussion.
Two exhaustive reports for Blaze Media by my colleague Joe Hanneman expose how federal prosecutors lied, manipulated evidence, and withheld material from a judge to keep McAbee behind bars. A thorough review of video footage confirms McAbee never assaulted Metropolitan Police Department Officer Andrew Wayte, as alleged. Instead, he shielded the officer and helped him return to the police line.
Vance delivered a response every Republican should learn and remember. “There’s an important issue here,” he said. “There’s what the people actually did on January 6 — we’re not saying everyone acted perfectly — and then,” he continued, “what did Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice do in unjustly prosecuting well over a thousand Americans in a politically motivated way?”
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), another waste of ample Republican flesh, told Martha Raddatz on ABC News’ “This Week,” “I think the pardons by Joe Biden were disgraceful, and I think Donald Trump has taken it to another level as well.” He didn’t stop there. “These are the two most selfish politicians in the presidency in my lifetime. Joe Biden pardoning his family proves it, and Donald Trump trying to whitewash January 6 proves it.”
The real “disgraceful” and “selfish” act is Christie's desperation to stay relevant while pontificating about cases he clearly hasn’t reviewed. His criticism ignores glaring examples of Justice Department overreach and excessive sentencing by D.C. judges, making his commentary more about political positioning than legal integrity.
Many GOP and Democrat legislators display blatant ignorance, but the claim that all Capitol Police and D.C. Metro Police feel “disgraced and insulted” by these pardons is false. Capitol Police officers I’ve interviewed and built relationships with over the past three years have shared a different perspective, as evidenced by the many messages in my inbox.
Active-duty, retired, off-the-record, and whistleblowing Capitol Police officers have congratulated me on the dismissal of my January 6 case. They recognize the department’s failures and the “setup” that occurred that day — their words, not mine.
On January 6 of this year, exactly two weeks before President Trump’s second inauguration, I entered the Capitol to cover the certification of the Electoral College vote count. Two other Blaze Media correspondents witnessed several uniformed and plainclothes Capitol Police officers recognizing and stopping me. They thanked me for exposing “the corruption of the white shirts upstairs.”
Make no mistake: About 140 police officers suffered injuries from assailants wielding sticks, bats, flagpoles, and bear spray that day. Calling violent perpetrators and provocateurs “patriots” or “heroes” is wrong. But even the most unsavory characters and reprehensible actors had their constitutional rights trampled by the Justice Department, the FBI, the courts, and their prison guards. That fundamental injustice justified Trump’s blanket pardons, commutations, and case dismissals.
Previously untold stories are now circulating through honest press coverage and social media revelations. These stories will gain further traction as newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin advances his investigation and as a new House select committee, led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), begins its work.
But much remains to be done — not only to prevent another January 6 riot but also to ensure that no future administration weaponizes the legal system to attack basic rights and emasculate due process.
Kash Patel is the leader the FBI needs
“It’s not OK for the government to break the law,” Kash Patel explained. As President Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Patel’s words to me carry significant weight. His career proves his unwavering commitment to the rule of law, accountability, and, above all, the American people.
We were talking on a Friday evening in July 2018, just as we wrapped up a long week in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. At the time, I was the special assistant to the president for counterterrorism and transnational threats on the National Security Council. Patel was my deputy. We had worked together closely since his hiring by National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Patel represents the American dream. Most importantly, Patel delivers when it matters.
We were deep in the Russiagate investigation, and new evidence had just emerged from the Justice Department inspector general. The findings confirmed severe FBI misconduct in handling the “election interference” probe. At the center of uncovering this scandal stood Patel.
More than anyone, Patel sought the truth. He remained committed to his work, driven not by politics or ambition but by integrity and good faith. As senior counsel for the House Intelligence Committee, he led one of the most consequential investigations in modern political history. He never sought self-promotion, career advancement, or approval from Washington’s entrenched bureaucracy.
That kind of dedication is rare in Washington, D.C. Many enter public service only to advance their own ambitions, putting political gains above the facts and the fair application of the law. Patel, however, remains focused on preserving the rule of law and holding power centers accountable.
Ironically, this mission makes him a threat to the political establishment — including within the FBI.
His commitment to restoring the FBI’s true purpose makes his nomination more important than ever. On that evening in July 2018, his words were not complex, but they were powerful. They embodied everything he stood for.
A skeptic becomes an advocate
I admit I was skeptical of Patel when we first met. Our paths crossed when he took over oversight of international counterterrorism organizations at the NSC. As a former Army Green Beret and mid-level government bureaucrat on loan from the Department of Defense, I prided myself on being aggressively apolitical.
Before working with him, I had only seen Patel through the lens of internet coverage, which painted him as a divisive partisan figure. The media labeled him a “right-wing operative,” accusing him of trying to “punish” the FBI with the infamous “Nunes Memo.”
But those claims were false.
Patel represents the American dream. His sharp legal acumen and relentless work ethic propelled him to nearly every corner of the legal landscape. That tenacity quickly earned him the trust of President Trump, his closest advisers, and even career national security officials.
Most importantly, Patel delivers when it matters.
Leadership under pressure
During the Trump administration, we had an opportunity to dismantle al-Qaeda’s remaining leadership, an achievement once thought impossible. I made it my top priority. However, my efforts faced resistance from Pentagon and CIA leadership. Their reluctance — whether due to bureaucracy or outright hostility — stood in the way.
I knew the only way to get the job done required direct presidential intervention, something beyond my reach. Patel stepped in without hesitation. “I got it,” he said. “I’ll talk to the president.”
That was Patel’s strength — he knew how to cut through bureaucracy and drive real action. We became close confidants. When I needed a deputy, I knew Patel was the right person to step up.
He was a leader — professional, polite, and decent to everyone around him. But he never sacrificed his core beliefs or love for the country just to maintain the status quo. He complemented my often haphazard approach with sharp discernment, cutting through complex situations to offer clear, concise guidance.
Though his detractors labeled him a “heartless, sycophantic fundamentalist,” Patel proved to be the exact opposite. He understood government intricacies and navigated them with empathy, a sharp mind, and total professionalism.
And let’s be clear — our work was not political. Patel and I were part of a 20-person team, all career civil servants or military officers from both parties. The exception was Patel. Yet his effectiveness and integrity earned him the respect of those around him.
A defining moment: The Philip Walton rescue
Patel’s leadership extended beyond policy and intelligence work. One of the greatest displays of moral courage I ever witnessed was his commitment to rescuing Philip Walton.
On October 26, 2020, militants kidnapped Walton from his farm in Niger, intending to sell him to a regional terrorist group. The captors made a fatal mistake by staying in the same location for three nights in a row. Intelligence reports confirmed their whereabouts, but time was running out.
Patel was with President Trump at a hostage rescue operations unit when the intelligence came in. He understood the kidnappers’ strategy, recalling the 2016 case of American missionary Jeffrey Woodke, who was kidnapped in Niger and sold to an al-Qaeda faction. Woodke remained in captivity for years before French commandos finally rescued him.
Patel knew immediate action was necessary. If the kidnappers moved, Walton could disappear into a terror network, possibly forever. Patel briefed the president, who immediately ordered military forces to act.
U.S. Navy SEALs, supported by Air Force special operations teams, launched one of the most complex hostage rescue missions in history. Patel and I monitored the operation from the White House Situation Room.
This was not his first time leading in high-pressure situations. Just months earlier, we had advised President Trump during the operation to eliminate ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Yet unlike that mission, where top officials — including Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel — actively participated, they sent lower-level staffers this time. Pentagon officials Mark Esper and General Mark Milley resisted Patel’s request to conduct the briefing at the Pentagon, despite the logistical advantages.
Nevertheless, the operation succeeded. Walton was rescued, and three of his four captors were killed.
The mission underscored Patel’s moral clarity and operational expertise. When America needed action, he delivered. Meanwhile, career bureaucrats in Washington prioritized politics over results.
The right choice for the FBI
A few days later, on Nov. 9, 2020, President Trump fired Esper, and I stepped in as acting secretary of defense. I accepted the role only because Patel agreed to serve as my chief of staff. Together, we executed Trump’s directives, winding down the War on Terror, bringing troops home from unnecessary conflicts, and ensuring that service members and their families had a voice.
In December 2020, Patel and I visited the Navy SEALs who rescued Philip Walton. As we stood among those heroes, I was reminded why America remains the ultimate meritocracy. Patel, the son of immigrants, rose through the ranks by studying, working hard, and making difficult decisions. He demonstrated that integrity and courage still have a place in public service.
Now, as Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Patel represents exactly what the American people need. The rank-and-file agents of the FBI deserve leadership that empowers them to carry out their mission — protecting the country, not serving political interests.
Patel will demand the highest standards of conduct while treating FBI agents with respect and dignity. He will enforce the Constitution without bias, something the agency desperately needs.
America needs a strong, principled FBI director. Kash Patel is the right man for the job.
Prosecute The Architects Of Trump Lawfare For Election Interference
No need for a ‘revenge tour’ — we simply need justice
I listened to Karl Rove the other day explain to the Wall Street Journal’s editors the meaning of Donald Trump’s electoral victory. Rove got half the story right. Although Trump did well in the Electoral College, Rove correctly noted that he won the popular election by only about 1.5 million votes. This shows that we are still living in “a deeply divided nation.”
Significantly and wrongheadedly, Rove wants Trump to respond to this dilemma by acting in a bipartisan way. Although his proposed solution to our division may have pleased his listeners, for me it indicates blindness to the historical significance of what’s been happening in this country for the last four years.
We believe it is imperative to prevent such abuses from happening again — even if Trump’s side did not perform as strongly in November as some suggest.
The Biden administration was not just using its chance to run the executive in a two-party system that allows each party at some point to run the ship of state. The Democrats were fashioning a leftist revolutionary government, which weaponized the justice system to go after those on the other side of the political-cultural divide.
The Democratic administration unleashed corrupt, phony lawfare against its major presidential opponent. It also treated as would-be terrorists parents who objected to LGBTQ indoctrination of their children in the public schools. The regime also tried to end the recognition of biologically rooted gender distinctions. The same Democratic administration released into this country millions and millions of illegal aliens, many of them violent criminals, and lavished on these felons more than a billion dollars in taxpayers’ money.
The obvious intent of this move, which our lapdog media either openly supported or persistently covered up, was to create a permanent Democratic majority. This would occur in conjunction with Democratic proposals to enact laws banning voter identification nationwide and the elevation to statehood of the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Such moves would strengthen the permanent one-party state the Democrats intended to establish.
In this replacement of our onetime constitutional government, a Democratic president would be able to do what he wanted through executive order, including what the Supreme Court decided was unconstitutional, like the federal government paying off the debts of college students with public revenues. Another Democratic presidency could count on continued legacy media support if, like the Biden administration, it policed the “facts” that electronic media would be allowed to post.
Although their inflationary and energy policies lost the Democrats popular support, they were not the most frightening moves taken by the last administration, which suppressed our freedoms and made war on traditional social morality. The fact that Biden’s “advisers” and power-hungry mediacrats were behind such activities rendered them even more appalling. Our bumbling former chief executive was only the frontman for the mischief unleashed by his handlers, and the corporate left-wing media provided cover for what amounted to a coup d’état.
I’m appalled that 75 million Americans voted for that cackling nullity whom Democratic leaders thrust on us in July as the Democratic presidential candidate to continue their policies for the next four years. What exactly should the new administration do to win over these voters?
Trump may be able to create more and better jobs through deregulation and by releasing more energy. But Democratic voters might consider such measures to be ecologically evil and attack the Trump administration for actually improving the economy.
Some of these voters were presumably cool with how Biden’s officials abused their power against the opposition. Many of them still believe that Trump, not the Democrats, is “threatening our democracy.” Should Trump and his supporters work to please those who were happy with how the Democrats governed us? How exactly would they accomplish this?
Our social and cultural divisions are not a desirable state of affairs, obviously. But we must ask whether these divisions can be overcome simply by one side rushing to accommodate the other. For those who value bipartisanship above all else, that may seem like the proper course.
Yet many of us have watched as the Democratic Party imposes what we see as arbitrary one-party rule, prompting disgust and outrage. We believe it is imperative to prevent such abuses from happening again — even if Trump’s side did not perform as strongly in November as some suggest. That side still has an opportunity to hold accountable those who, in our view, egregiously abused their power.
I am not calling for what the media dismiss as a “revenge tour.” However, I do want to see Attorney General Pam Bondi, an FBI director like Kash Patel, and others in positions of authority hold accountable those who, in my view, collaborated with Biden’s handlers to weaponize the executive branch. This reckoning must take place to prevent any attempt at establishing a leftist dictatorship the next time Democrats control the government.
Such actions seem far more conducive to restoring our constitutional system than trying to win favor from our opposition.
Biden’s Final Craven Pardons
After four years of lawfare against President Donald Trump and in the waning hours of his failed presidency, Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to his family members and political allies to protect them from the turnabout to which they were now exposed having failed to jail Trump or stop his return to the White House.
In a statement accompanying the pardons for his famously crooked, ne’er-do-well brothers James and Frank, among others, Biden argued that “baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage their reputations and finances.”
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Biden and Harris Declare the Equal Rights Amendment 'the Law of the Land.' It Isn't.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris declared on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is "the law of the land." It isn't, as Biden and Harris do not have the authority to approve constitutional amendments, their statements carry no legal weight, and the U.S. archivist tasked with certifying the amendment has repeatedly determined the ERA was not legally ratified.
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